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Rolling Stone quilt pattern

12" blocks with square-in-a-square corners and two-strip sides around a plain center, set with 2" sashing.

The queen size is 94" × 108" with 42 blocks. Each size below has its own fabric list, cutting and backing, worked out for 42" fabric with ¼" seams, 10% extra and yardage rounded up to the next ¼ yard.

Rolling Stone quilt sizes
SizeFinishedBlocksTop fabric
Crib52" × 66"125¼ yd
Throw66" × 66"166½ yd
Twin66" × 94"249¼ yd
Full80" × 94"3011 yd
Queen94" × 108"4215 yd
King108" × 108"4916½ yd

The Rolling Stone block page has the cutting for single blocks in four sizes and the piecing step by step, with a drawing of every unit.

Rolling Stone quilt, queen size, 94" × 108"
Queen, 94" × 108"

Crib Rolling Stone quilt, 52" × 66"

12 blocks of 12", 4 rows of 3 with 2" sashing, 4" border.

Rolling Stone quilt, crib size, 52" × 66"
Fabric for the crib size
Background, SashingTan vine2¼ yd
Main, Cornerstones, BorderOcean batik2½ yd
BindingNavy batik½ yd
Backing2 panels 60" long, seams across; or 1¾ yd of 108" wide3½ yd
Batting72" × 90"Twin

Cutting

  • Background, Sashing: Cut 7 strips 4½" × WOF. Subcut 60 squares 4½". Cut 3 strips 4½" × WOF. Subcut 48 strips 2½" × 4½". Cut 2 strips 12½" × WOF. Subcut 31 strips 2½" × 12½".
  • Main, Cornerstones, Border: Cut 12 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 192 squares 2½" for the stitch-and-flip corners. Cut 3 strips 4½" × WOF. Subcut 48 strips 2½" × 4½". Cut 2 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 20 squares 2½". Cut 6 strips 4½" × WOF. Join end to end. Cut 2 at 58½" and 2 at 52½".
  • Binding: Cut 6 strips 2½" × WOF. Join into one 248" strip.

Putting it together

  1. Make 12 Rolling Stone blocks, 12" finished (12½" with seam allowance). That takes 48 stitch-and-flip units and 48 two-strip units.
  2. Sew 4 rows of 3 blocks with a sashing strip between the blocks and at both ends. Sew 5 sashing rows of 3 strips and 4 cornerstones. Join the rows, starting and ending with a sashing row.
  3. Add the 4" border: measure through the middle of the quilt, sew strips to the sides first, then to the top and bottom.
  4. Layer the backing (60" × 74"), batting and top, quilt, and trim. Join the binding strips end to end, press them in half lengthwise and sew to the front.

Throw Rolling Stone quilt, 66" × 66"

16 blocks of 12", 4 rows of 4 with 2" sashing, 4" border.

Rolling Stone quilt, throw size, 66" × 66"
Fabric for the throw size
Background, SashingTan vine3 yd
Main, Cornerstones, BorderOcean batik2¾ yd
BindingNavy batik¾ yd
Backing2 panels 74" long, seams across; or 2¼ yd of 108" wide4¼ yd
Batting81" × 96"Full

Cutting

  • Background, Sashing: Cut 9 strips 4½" × WOF. Subcut 80 squares 4½". Cut 4 strips 4½" × WOF. Subcut 64 strips 2½" × 4½". Cut 3 strips 12½" × WOF. Subcut 40 strips 2½" × 12½".
  • Main, Cornerstones, Border: Cut 16 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 256 squares 2½" for the stitch-and-flip corners. Cut 4 strips 4½" × WOF. Subcut 64 strips 2½" × 4½". Cut 2 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 25 squares 2½". Cut 6 strips 4½" × WOF. Join end to end. Cut 2 at 58½" and 2 at 66½".
  • Binding: Cut 7 strips 2½" × WOF. Join into one 276" strip.

Putting it together

  1. Make 16 Rolling Stone blocks, 12" finished (12½" with seam allowance). That takes 64 stitch-and-flip units and 64 two-strip units.
  2. Sew 4 rows of 4 blocks with a sashing strip between the blocks and at both ends. Sew 5 sashing rows of 4 strips and 5 cornerstones. Join the rows, starting and ending with a sashing row.
  3. Add the 4" border: measure through the middle of the quilt, sew strips to the sides first, then to the top and bottom.
  4. Layer the backing (74" × 74"), batting and top, quilt, and trim. Join the binding strips end to end, press them in half lengthwise and sew to the front.

Twin Rolling Stone quilt, 66" × 94"

24 blocks of 12", 6 rows of 4 with 2" sashing, 4" border.

Rolling Stone quilt, twin size, 66" × 94"
Fabric for the twin size
Background, SashingTan vine4½ yd
Main, Cornerstones, BorderOcean batik4 yd
BindingNavy batik¾ yd
Backing2 panels 102" long, seams down; or 2¼ yd of 108" wide5¾ yd
Batting90" × 108"Queen

Cutting

  • Background, Sashing: Cut 14 strips 4½" × WOF. Subcut 120 squares 4½". Cut 6 strips 4½" × WOF. Subcut 96 strips 2½" × 4½". Cut 4 strips 12½" × WOF. Subcut 58 strips 2½" × 12½".
  • Main, Cornerstones, Border: Cut 24 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 384 squares 2½" for the stitch-and-flip corners. Cut 6 strips 4½" × WOF. Subcut 96 strips 2½" × 4½". Cut 3 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 35 squares 2½". Cut 8 strips 4½" × WOF. Join end to end. Cut 2 at 86½" and 2 at 66½".
  • Binding: Cut 8 strips 2½" × WOF. Join into one 332" strip.

Putting it together

  1. Make 24 Rolling Stone blocks, 12" finished (12½" with seam allowance). That takes 96 stitch-and-flip units and 96 two-strip units.
  2. Sew 6 rows of 4 blocks with a sashing strip between the blocks and at both ends. Sew 7 sashing rows of 4 strips and 5 cornerstones. Join the rows, starting and ending with a sashing row.
  3. Add the 4" border: measure through the middle of the quilt, sew strips to the sides first, then to the top and bottom.
  4. Layer the backing (74" × 102"), batting and top, quilt, and trim. Join the binding strips end to end, press them in half lengthwise and sew to the front.

Full Rolling Stone quilt, 80" × 94"

30 blocks of 12", 6 rows of 5 with 2" sashing, 4" border.

Rolling Stone quilt, full size, 80" × 94"
Fabric for the full size
Background, SashingTan vine5½ yd
Main, Cornerstones, BorderOcean batik4¾ yd
BindingNavy batik¾ yd
Backing3 panels 88" long, seams across; or 2½ yd of 108" wide7½ yd
Batting90" × 108"Queen

Cutting

  • Background, Sashing: Cut 17 strips 4½" × WOF. Subcut 150 squares 4½". Cut 8 strips 4½" × WOF. Subcut 120 strips 2½" × 4½". Cut 5 strips 12½" × WOF. Subcut 71 strips 2½" × 12½".
  • Main, Cornerstones, Border: Cut 30 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 480 squares 2½" for the stitch-and-flip corners. Cut 8 strips 4½" × WOF. Subcut 120 strips 2½" × 4½". Cut 3 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 42 squares 2½". Cut 8 strips 4½" × WOF. Join end to end. Cut 2 at 86½" and 2 at 80½".
  • Binding: Cut 9 strips 2½" × WOF. Join into one 360" strip.

Putting it together

  1. Make 30 Rolling Stone blocks, 12" finished (12½" with seam allowance). That takes 120 stitch-and-flip units and 120 two-strip units.
  2. Sew 6 rows of 5 blocks with a sashing strip between the blocks and at both ends. Sew 7 sashing rows of 5 strips and 6 cornerstones. Join the rows, starting and ending with a sashing row.
  3. Add the 4" border: measure through the middle of the quilt, sew strips to the sides first, then to the top and bottom.
  4. Layer the backing (88" × 102"), batting and top, quilt, and trim. Join the binding strips end to end, press them in half lengthwise and sew to the front.

Queen Rolling Stone quilt, 94" × 108"

42 blocks of 12", 7 rows of 6 with 2" sashing, 4" border.

Rolling Stone quilt, queen size, 94" × 108"
Fabric for the queen size
Background, SashingTan vine7½ yd
Main, Cornerstones, BorderOcean batik6½ yd
BindingNavy batik1 yd
Backing3 panels 102" long, seams across; or 3¼ yd of 108" wide8½ yd
Batting120" × 120"King

Cutting

  • Background, Sashing: Cut 24 strips 4½" × WOF. Subcut 210 squares 4½". Cut 19 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 168 strips 2½" × 4½". Cut 7 strips 12½" × WOF. Subcut 97 strips 2½" × 12½".
  • Main, Cornerstones, Border: Cut 42 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 672 squares 2½" for the stitch-and-flip corners. Cut 19 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 168 strips 2½" × 4½". Cut 4 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 56 squares 2½". Cut 10 strips 4½" × WOF. Join end to end. Cut 2 at 100½" and 2 at 94½".
  • Binding: Cut 10 strips 2½" × WOF. Join into one 416" strip.

Putting it together

  1. Make 42 Rolling Stone blocks, 12" finished (12½" with seam allowance). That takes 168 stitch-and-flip units and 168 two-strip units.
  2. Sew 7 rows of 6 blocks with a sashing strip between the blocks and at both ends. Sew 8 sashing rows of 6 strips and 7 cornerstones. Join the rows, starting and ending with a sashing row.
  3. Add the 4" border: measure through the middle of the quilt, sew strips to the sides first, then to the top and bottom.
  4. Layer the backing (102" × 116"), batting and top, quilt, and trim. Join the binding strips end to end, press them in half lengthwise and sew to the front.

King Rolling Stone quilt, 108" × 108"

49 blocks of 12", 7 rows of 7 with 2" sashing, 4" border.

Rolling Stone quilt, king size, 108" × 108"
Fabric for the king size
Background, SashingTan vine8¼ yd
Main, Cornerstones, BorderOcean batik7¼ yd
BindingNavy batik1 yd
Backing3 panels 116" long, seams across; or 6½ yd of 108" wide9¾ yd
Batting120" × 120"King

Cutting

  • Background, Sashing: Cut 28 strips 4½" × WOF. Subcut 245 squares 4½". Cut 22 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 196 strips 2½" × 4½". Cut 7 strips 12½" × WOF. Subcut 112 strips 2½" × 12½".
  • Main, Cornerstones, Border: Cut 49 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 784 squares 2½" for the stitch-and-flip corners. Cut 22 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 196 strips 2½" × 4½". Cut 4 strips 2½" × WOF. Subcut 64 squares 2½". Cut 10 strips 4½" × WOF. Join end to end. Cut 2 at 100½" and 2 at 108½".
  • Binding: Cut 11 strips 2½" × WOF. Join into one 444" strip.

Putting it together

  1. Make 49 Rolling Stone blocks, 12" finished (12½" with seam allowance). That takes 196 stitch-and-flip units and 196 two-strip units.
  2. Sew 7 rows of 7 blocks with a sashing strip between the blocks and at both ends. Sew 8 sashing rows of 7 strips and 8 cornerstones. Join the rows, starting and ending with a sashing row.
  3. Add the 4" border: measure through the middle of the quilt, sew strips to the sides first, then to the top and bottom.
  4. Layer the backing (116" × 116"), batting and top, quilt, and trim. Join the binding strips end to end, press them in half lengthwise and sew to the front.

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